NBA: Showdown on Christmas Day: Warriors v. Cavs

Traditions are also written in capital letters in the NBA: On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NBA. Time find on 25. December the Christmas Games took place – and on 1. On Christmas Day the NBA has a very special treat for the fans with two absolutely noisy fans. SPOX will answer all your questions about NBA Christmas Day, tell you the schedule as well as the tip-off times and tell you where you can watch the games in the live stream.

Curry against LeBron, Harden against Westbrook, Irving against Wall: NBA-Heart, what more do you want? Traditionally, the NBA Christmas Games take place on Christmas Eve and at least two of the five matchups are already busy with the playoffs.

The Golden State Warriors will be asking you on the 1st of January. On Christmas Day, the Cleveland Cavaliers will dance to the dance, while the Houston Rockets and OKC Thunder in the night to the 2nd. Christmas Day to revive old rivalries. In the east, the Boston Celtics receive the Washington Wizards and the Philadelphia 76ers are also guests at the Madison Square Garden at the New York Knicks. Finally, the Minnesota Timberwolves travel to California to the Los Angeles Lakers.

As early as 2016 and 2015, the Warriors and Cavaliers met on Christmas Day. Two years ago, the Cavs had to play in Oakland, and last year’s top game took place at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The Cavs won by 109:108 in 2016. Kyrie Irving scored three seconds ahead of the final whistle, but he was known to switch to the Boston Celtics before the start of the season. Christmas 2017 the Dubs have home advantage again.

Irving himself has been enthroned with Celtics for weeks in first place at the Eastern Conference. Boston may be a favourite in the duel with Washington, but the matchup between Kyrie and John Wall promises to be a real eye-catcher. The Point Guard of the Wizards should have left his knee problems behind until then.

In the third game, which smells like playoffs on paper, the Houston Rockets face Oklahoma Thunder. As expected, Houston has made a strong start to the season following Chris Paul’s commitment. The Rockets are the first of the Western Conference to play at the new dream trio from Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony. However, OKC is still lagging behind its expectations, at the moment you’re not even on a playoff spot. Rockets superstar James Harden, who was drafted by OKC in 2009 and traded to Houston in 2012, will be at the centre of the game as usual.

The games Knicks – Sixers and Lakers – Wolves, on the other hand, live from old rivalry and new, up-and-coming supertal ducks. Kristaps Porzingis is supposed to lead the Knicks into the playoffs, just as Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are supposed to guide Philly into the Promised Land. L.A. Rookie phenomenon Lonzo Ball, he has to play Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler with his boys. It should also be remembered that the Lakers have their roots in Minnesota.

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The NBA Christmas Games have been held since 1947 on the 25th anniversary of the NBA Christmas Games. December. Often, there is a new edition of the previous NBA finals, as has been the case since 2015 in the Warriors and Cavs duel. However, it is also possible to select games that focus on a particular player. This is how LeBron James returned to Miami on Christmas Day in 2014.

In the last decade, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’ Neal dominated Christmas. Both played together for five consecutive years with the Lakers on that date and then three times against each other. Since 1999, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics have had to take part in Christmas Day every year, including 2017.